Army Sgt. Brian K. Miller

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Army Sgt. Brian K. Miller, 37, of Pendleton, Ind.

Sgt. Miller was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard, Fort Wayne, Ind.; died Aug. 2, 2008 in Abd Allah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

Indystar -- A memorial service will be Tuesday for an Indiana National guardsman from Pendleton who died in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Brian K. Miller, 37, died Aug. 2 near Abd Allah in southern Iraq. The wrecker Miller was riding in rolled over after it swerved sharply. He was with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Miller deployed as a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Huntington.

Miller was a member of Pendleton High School Class of 1990, and a Monday visitation and Tuesday memorial service will be in the gymnasium of his former school.

Gov. Mitch Daniel and the state’s adjutant general, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, will attend the memorial service, according to a news release from Susan S. Hawver, a contractor for the Indiana National Guard.

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Indianapolis - A Pendleton soldier serving in the Indiana National Guard was killed in Iraq over the weekend.

Sergeant Brian K. Miller, 37, died from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident during combat operations in Abd Allah, Iraq.

Sgt. Miller deployed as a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Huntington, Indiana.

"Sergeant Brian Miller gave his life selflessly, not only for the defense of his nation's security but also for the growth of freedom in another. Were it not for the courage of patriots like Sgt. Miller, freedom and democracy would exist only in theory; it is because our heroes answer the call of duty that we have a firm foundation upon which to build a better world," said Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN).

Army Sgt. Brian K. Miller was killed in a vehicle accident 8/2/08.